TIWC 2023 Keynote Speakers
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Dr Abhijit Majumdar
IIT Delhi IndiaView details
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Adam Mansell
UKFT UKView details
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Andrew Martin
Sustainable Apparel Coalition UKView details
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Kate Goldsworthy
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London UKView details
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Katie Greenyer
Pentland Brands UKView details
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TBC
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Sean Tindale
Polygieine UKView details
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Prof Stephen Russell
University of Leeds UKView details
Dr Abhijit Majumdar is currently holding the position of R. Jaikumar Chair Professor for Operations Management in Textile and Fibre Engineering department at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (IIT Delhi). He gradualted from Calcutta University in 1995 with Gold medal in Textile Technology. He also holds M.Tech and MBA degrees from IIT Delhi. He acquired Ph.D in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has 24 years of experience in academia and 2 years of experience in industry. He has authored two textbooks and edited three books. He has published 150 research papers in refereed journals which have received around 5000 citations. He has also guided 15 PhD scholars. He is an area editor of Operations Management Research, and Associate Editor of OPSEARCH published by Springer. He represents the editorial boards of Journal of The Textile Institure, Fibers and Polymers, Journal of Engineered Fibres and Fabrics, Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain etc. He is the recipient of Best Industry Relevant Masters Project Supervision Award, IIT Delhi (2019); Gandhain Young Technology Innovation (GYTI) Award (2016 and 2021); Teaching Excellence Award of IIT Delhi (2015) and Outstanding Young Faculty Fellowship, IIT Delhi (2009-2014).
Adam Mansell CEO of UKFT (UK Fashion and Textile Association), the trade association for fashion and textile companies in the United Kingdom, bringing knowledge, leadership and opportunity across our members and the industry. He has spearheaded the organisation’s endeavours to advance the growth and prosperity of the UK’s fashion and textile sector. With over 25 years closely with the industry, Adam is widely respected for his strategic vision for the industry’s future and dedication to promoting sustainability and ethical practices in fashion and textiles. He has been instrumental in launching several initiatives aimed at helping UK fashion and textile businesses, including the Let’s Make It Here campaign, which promotes UK manufacturing, UKFT Futures, which promotes careers in the industry and securing UKFT’s role as the government’s Sector Skills Body for fashion and textiles vocational education.
Adam Mansell CEO of UKFT (UK Fashion and Textile Association), the trade association for fashion and textile companies in the United Kingdom, bringing knowledge, leadership and opportunity across our members and the industry. He has spearheaded the organisation’s endeavours to advance the growth and prosperity of the UK’s fashion and textile sector. With over 25 years closely with the industry, Adam is widely respected for his strategic vision for the industry’s future and dedication to promoting sustainability and ethical practices in fashion and textiles. He has been instrumental in launching several initiatives aimed at helping UK fashion and textile businesses, including the Let’s Make It Here campaign, which promotes UK manufacturing, UKFT Futures, which promotes careers in the industry and securing UKFT’s role as the government’s Sector Skills Body for fashion and textiles vocational education.
Circular and Sustainable by Design: transdisciplinary approaches to innovation in the fashion and textiles sector
Kate is Professor of Circular Design and Innovation, University of the Arts London (UAL) and Director of the newly established UAL Innovation Lab at TWI, Cambridge. Kate’s research focus over the past decade has been in the alignment of material and environmental sciences with circular design principles for a positive fashion and textiles industry.
Her approach is based on the early alignment of design +STEM disciplines to work on complex system issues and new methodologies. Better use of data, stakeholder engagement and interdisciplinarity are essential to address the scale of the challenges the industry is facing. However, the global fashion and textiles industry is complex and there are few established methods for such integration at scale and pace.
This talk will present previous and ongoing research that integrates the particular characteristics of fashion and textile design, material and environmental sciences. Examples demonstrate new transdisciplinary approaches to R&D with UK-based SMEs focussed on circular and sustainable technology innovation where creativity is central to progress.
Katie Greenyer is a creative mind, business leader and producer of innovative design.
Obsessed with brilliantly designed products, colour, print, fresh thinking & people.
She is a conduit for creativity. Fascinated with storytelling, nostalgia, culture & environments, unique experiences, Airedale terriers, fitness, family, friends and fun.
A multidisciplinary Creative Director with an astute understanding of brand and commerciality that allows her to execute the best creative solution’s whilst also respecting budgets, margins, and timelines.
She believes passionately in the value of design education and is an ambassador for creative opportunity and new design talent. Katie is past World President of the Textile Institute, a Cordwainer liveryman with freedom of the City of London, She is the host on the Cordwainers Podcast series “In Their Shoes” that launched in 2021, and is a Judge for the The Gucci Artsthread Global Design Awards.
After graduating in 1989 with a BA in Fine Art Printed Textiles at Liverpool School of Art, Katie went on to produce work for some of the most formative names in fashion, from luxury brands (Vivienne Westwood, Benny Ong, Paul Costello and Christian Lacroix) to high street (Next, Jigsaw, Dr Martens and French Connection).
Katie’s first steps in design were with Red or Dead; the cult fashion footwear brand acquired by The Pentland Group in 1996. Now, as Creative Talent & Network Director at Pentland Brands, she works across the global portfolio to generate products & campaigns for some of the world’s best-loved sports, fashion, and outdoor brands (Speedo, Canterbury, Berghaus, Ellesse, Kickers, Mitre, KangaROOs and Lacoste to name a few). Her role has seen her deliver award-winning workplace environments, winning the British Council of offices awards & delivering on unique immersive consumer experiences that inspire performance, creativity, and collaboration in locations from London to Hong Kong.
Katie’s unique flair for identifying exceptional talent coupled with an ability to foster and develop new careers has allowed her to make her mark on the creative industry. As a trustee of the Saturday Club and an Honorary Fellow of Plymouth University, Katie uses her enduring relationships with educators and institutions across the nation to support young people with the ambition to achieve a career in design.
Sean is currently the CMO of Polygiene and brings with him an extensive background in Brand and Marketing, including some well-known, global retail brands such as ECCO and VERO MODA. Before moving to Denmark at the end of 2012, Sean founded and led a Brand and Creative Agency in South Africa for nine years, working with some renowned international FMCG brands and some of Africa’s Leading FMCG and consumer goods businesses. Sean now lives in the far South-West corner of Denmark with his wife and three children, where they enjoy the nature of the Danish West Coast, and the community living benefits of a small town. Sean is committed to helping craft a more mindful approach to living by turning consumables into durables through a sensible and accessible approach.
